Cases

Convened in April 2005 to develop a common knowledge base of experiences and ideas relating to citizen participation and participatory procedure to foster a culture of civic involvement and engagement specifically in terms of scientific and technological developments, .

Spurred by changing demographics and community growth in the 1990s, the Kuna Alliance for a Cohesive Community Team (ACT) initiated a community-wide Study Circles programme which is now one of the oldest, ongoing Study Circle programmes in the United States.

This case study features a citizens' deliberation using the Dialogue Cirlces method to address inequities in the educational system derived from racism and poverty. This deliberation produced action ideas for various community groups, the successfully-enacted Early Childhood Care and Education Act, and efforts to pass amendment to the New Mexico...

The ResilientAfrica Network carried out a Deliberative Poll in Tamale Ghana to provide community driven responses to challenges of sanitation, hygiene and food security in the region. The Poll gathered 208 participants sampled randomly from different households and within households, and they met over two days with support from experts...